SUMMER INSTITUTES Coaching Credit Requirement Guidelines
Pacific Lutheran University EDUC 915C CRN#: 10311 2010 Advanced Football
A. To earn one semester hour of university credit a coach will complete 15 AFCA Professional Development Series hours and will follow the procedures indicated below. This credit will be earned through Pacific Lutheran University for $130 per credit hour for AFCA members.
- Each coach will summarize each of the PDS speakers or meetings that they are required to attend. A daily journal is strongly suggested.
- Turn in your completed PDS card to the AFCA PDS location that will be announced by the AFCA staff at the convention.
- Click here to download the PLU Registration form
After downloading, you will need to fill it out and mail it to: Summer Institutes 409 58th Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
B. To earn two Semesters hours of University credit hours at the AFCA convention.
- A coach must complete the above requirements for one credit hour.
- A coach must document an additional 15 hours of time spent at the convention related to their coaching.
a. These may be meetings that are not on the PDS schedule, such as the high school or Junior college sessions, breakfast meetings, luncheons, time spent in meetings with coaches giving instruction, buzz sessions, personal sessions with coaches, any of the forums listed on the schedule, breakout sessions, etc.
b. Each of these hours must be documented with names of the speakers, times of the meetings and the names of coaches you received instruction.
- For any five of the speakers or meetings, the coach is required to indicate how the information they received will relate to their own football program. Also, how will the coach implement the techniques, system(s) or style of play that they have learned into their own program or unit they coach, such as linebackers.
- If the coach has signed-up for two credit hours they must submit the PDS PORTION in the same mailing but have the 2nd hour for credit materials separate.
- Complete the Pre-Planning log sheet below:
Please indicate the appropriate number of hours (minimum two (2) hours) that you have devoted to the pre-planning portion of your convention experience. Acceptable activities include but are not limited to research and readings, activity coordination, setting of athletic goals to achieve, selection of presentations to attend.
Signature__________________ Date__________________
This activity log sheet will be sent to the Summer Institutes Staff at the conclusion of the convention. All paper work is due no later than March 30, 2010. ALERT: Please do not procrastinate on getting your work done and turned in by post-marked date March 30, 2010. Assignments will not be accepted after this date. No refunds.
A. The participant will determine amount of credits you wish to earn when you register online.
B. All accompanying work for one or two credit hours for course requirements will be evaluated by the Summer Institute's staff.
C. It will be the discretion of the Summer Institute's staff to award the appropriate credit as determined by the quality and thoroughness of the required work. Participants will be notified should their work not meet the requirements for the credits that they applied for.
D. The requirements may be either mailed or e-mailed to the Summer Institute's staff. The material must be submitted no later than March 30, 2010.
All materials must be post marked by March 30, 2010. If materials are not submitted by that time without contacting the director, Scott Ricardo, the student will forfeit his enrollment fee and will not receive credit.
Please send all materials to Summer Institutes, Scott Ricardo, 409 58th Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 or E-mail Scott@summerinstitutes.com. For further information contact Scott Ricardo at 209 648-4054.
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